Delfin Lorenzana said US ships and aircraft could use bases in Guam, Okinawa or fly from aircraft carriers to patrol the disputed waters.
US-Philippine annual combat exercises have been reduced and will be redesigned to focus on disaster-response and humanitarian missions.
Philippines says it won’t help US patrols in South China Sea
08 December 2016
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The Philippine defense secretary said Thursday it’s highly unlikely his country will allow the US military to use it as a springboard for freedom of navigation patrols in the disputed South China Sea to avoid antagonizing China.
